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probably the most economical in the long run, and this was borne in
mind in appropriate cases. After careful consideration of all the
circumstances the Health Committee made recommendations to the
various Committees controlling Corporation property and in all
instances these were adopted and the Council made appropriate provision
in the estimates for the improvements to be carried out.
During recent times there has been a great advance in the design
and choice of materials in the manufacture of kitchen fixtures and
fittings and of other equipment used in connection with fo0d trades.
For example, m0dern stainless steel sinks combined with drainers
made in a single steel pressing have many advantages over the glazed
stoneware sink provided with a fitted wo0den draining board which
soon became saturated, worn and sometimes decayed with crevices
which were incapable of proper cleansing.
6. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH
FO0d. Legal proceedings were necessary in the following
instances:—
A loaf of bread containing black foreign matter—defendants
fined £2 10s. 0d. and £1 3s. 0d. costs, plus two witness
fees of £1 0s. 0d. each.
A loaf of bread containing a piece of oily fabric—defendants
fined £2 0s. 0d. and £1 2s. 0d. costs, plus a witness fee
of £1 0s. 0d.
A half pound of currants containing cat excrement—defendants
fined £5 0s. 0d. and £2 2s. 0d. costs, plus a witness fee
of £1 0s. 0d.
In four other cases of articles of fo0d containing foreign matter
warnings were issued.
7. ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION. The Clean Air Act,
1956, received the Royal Assent on the 5th July, 1956, but did not
come into operation immediately. The Act provided that it should
come into operation on the "appointed day" to be fixed by the
Minister of Housing and Local Government. Most of it came into
operation on the 31st December, 1956, but there is a number of
important sections for which the "appointed day" has still to be
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